Persons with Benchmark Disabilities in posts/services under Central Government – FAQ
No.36035/02/2017-Estt (Res)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
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Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
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North Block, New Delhi
dated the 25 March, 2019
dated the 25 March, 2019
Subject: Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs) on reservation to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities
in posts/services under Central Government – reg.
This Department receives references from
various Ministries/Departments seeking clarification on instructions
with regard to reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities
issued vide OM of even number dated 15.1.2018; therefore, a set of
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) have been answered as under for their
use:
Q.1 Whether the reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities are vacancy based or post based?
Answer: Reservation
for. Persons with Benchmark Disabilities is vacancy based as per Section
34 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
Q.2 What categories of specified
disabilities are covered for reservation and what is the percentage
allocation of reservation for each category of persons with benchmark
disabilities?
Answer: As provided in
Para .2 of the OM of even number dated 15.1.2018, categories of
specified disabilities covered under reservation in posts and services
of the Central Government vis-a-vis category wise percentage of
reservation is as under:
| (a) | blindness and low vision; | 1% |
| (b) | deaf and hard of hearing; | 1% |
| (c) | locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; | 1% |
| (d) | autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness; | 1% |
| (e) | multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness, |
Q.3 Whether the Persons with
Benchmark Disabilities can apply against the posts, which are not
identified suitable for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities?
Answer: Persons with Benchmark Disabilities can apply only against the posts identified suitable for the relevant category.
Q.4 Whether any priority has been given in selection to any category of
disability?
Answer: Priority has not been given in selection to any category of Persons with Benchmark disability.disability?
Q.5 Whether a Benchmark Disability candidate can compete for appointment against an unreserved vacancies?
Answer: Yes, Benchmark
Disability candidates can compete for appointment by direct recruitment
against an unreserved vacancy if selected without relaxed standards
along with other candidates for those posts/services which are
identified suitable for them.
Q.6 Whether the vacancies which
are to be earmarked reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities is
to be computed on the total number of vacancies in the cadre strength in
identified categories of posts as well as unidentified categories of
posts.
Answer: Yes, vacancies
which are to be earmarked reserved for Persons with Benchmark
Disabilities is to be computed on the total number of vacancies in the
cadre strength in identified categories of posts as well as unidentified
categories of posts. However, recruitment of persons with benchmark
disabilities would only be against the category of posts identified
suitable for them.
Q.7 Whether a separate roster is
to be maintained for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities irrespective
of the post based roster applicable for SC/ST/OBC?
Answer: Yes, every
Central Government establishment shall maintain group-wise separate 100
point vacancy based reservation roster register in the prescribed format
for determining/effecting reservation for the Persons with Benchmark
Disabilities – one each for Group ‘A’ posts filled by direct
recruitment, Group ‘B’ posts filled by direct recruitment and Group ‘C’
posts filled by direct recruitment.
Q.8 What to do with vacancies
reserved for any particular category(s) of Persons with Benchmark
Disabilities cannot be filled due to non-availability of a suitable
candidate, or for any other sufficient reasons?
Answer: As per Section
34(2) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, if in any
recruitment year any vacancy cannot be filled up due to non-availability
of a suitable person with benchmark disability or for any other
sufficient reasons, such vacancy shall be carried forward in the
succeeding recruitment year and if in the succeeding recruitment year
also suitable person with benchmark disability is not available, it may
first be filled by interchange among the five categories and only when
there is no person with disability available for the post in that year,
the employer shall fill up the vacancy by appointment of a person, other
than .a person
with disability.
with disability.
(G. Srinivasan)
Director (Res)
Tel. : 011-23093074
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Tel. : 011-23093074